The aim of this study is to examine the effect of SQ4R (Survey, Question, Read, Reflect, Recite, Review) technique of the reading comprehension ability of elementary school 4th grade students. The sampling was constituted by 57 students from two different branches of the Ataturk Elementary School in the center of Usak region during the 2nd semester of the 2013-2014 academic year. Reading comprehension skill achievement questions prepared by the researcher and it was used as the data collection tool. These questions were implemented to both groups before the experiment. Independent sample t-test and Kruskal Wallis-test methods were used for data analysis. According to the results of the study, a significant difference was found in the reading comprehension skills in favor of the students who studied reading comprehension with the SQ4R technique.